3. deild karla
Founded | 1997 1982 (as 4. deild karla) |
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Country | Iceland |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | 2. deild karla |
Relegation to | 4. deild karla |
Domestic cup(s) | Bikarkeppni karla League Cup |
Current champions | Dalvík/Reynir (1 title) |
Current: 2022 |
3. deild karla (e. Men's Third division) is a
Previous formats
Ever since 1982, the first season of 3. deild karla (then named 4. deild karla), and throughout the 2012 season, it was the lowest division in the league system, and as a consequence did not have a fixed number of teams. All who wished to enter and could fill certain requirements were allowed to compete, and between each season some teams quit and some new teams came in, sometimes after having previously quit. There were various formats used during the 31 seasons when Division 3 was the lowest league, the latest version using group stages and then eight-team playoffs to decide two promoted teams.[3]
Current format
Since 2013, 3. deild karla has been a nationwide league.
2013 season
In 2013 the league consisted of the two teams relegated from 2. deild karla the year before, the six teams that reached the playoffs in the previous 3. deild but did not gain promotion to 2. deild, and two teams who were decided in a playoff between the four clubs in 3rd place in their groups.
2023 Clubs
Team | Location | Stadium | 2022 season |
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Árbær | Reykjavík (Árbær) | Fylkisvöllur | 3rd |
Augnablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 6th |
Ellíði | Reykjavík (Árbær) | Würth völlurinn | 8th |
Hvíti riddarinn
|
Mosfellsbær | Varmárvöllur | 9th |
ÍH | Hafnarfjörður | Skessan | 10th |
Kári | Akranes | Akraneshöllin | 5th |
KFK | TBA
|
TBA | 4. deild, 2nd |
KV | Reykjavík (Vesturbær) | KV Park | 2. deild, 12th |
Magni | Grenivík
|
Grenivíkurvöllur | 7th |
Sindri | Höfn
|
Sindravellir | 2. deild, 11th |
Vængir Júpiters | TBA
|
TBA | 4. deild, 1st |
Víðir | Garður | Nesfisk-völlurinn | 4th |
Past winners
Promoted teams shown in green
1 - Njarðvík promoted due to the merger of the 1. deild clubs Leiftur and Dalvík.
2 - ÍH promoted due to expansion of 1. deild karla to 12 teams.
3 - Tindastóll also promoted due to expansion of Úrvalsdeild karla and 2. deild karla to 12 teams.
4 - Upon promotion Hamrarnir/Vinir merged with the relegated ÍH to form ÍH/HV
5 -
6 - Teams that finished in 3rd-10th place (Leiknir F, Magni, Huginn, Kári, ÍH, Víðir, Augnablik and Grundarfjörður) were the only teams remaining for the 2013 season, a ten-team league consisting of those 8 teams plus Fjarðabyggð and KFR who came down from 2. deild karla. The remaining teams joined
References
- ^ a b "Regluggerd Ksi" (PDF). Ksi.is. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ a b Hafliði Breiðfjörð (11 February 2012). "Búið að samþykkja fjölgun deilda á Íslandsmótinu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Sigurðsson, Víðir (2012). Íslensk knattspyrna 2012 [Icelandic football 2012] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).
- ^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (10 February 2018). "Fjölgað í 3. deild á næsta ári - Þrjú lið fara upp úr 4. deild". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links
- IcelandFootball.net - List of Fourth Level Champions. (in English)
- SOCCERWAY - 3.deild summary